Eungai Creek vs Way Way

Eungai Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 55 in Way Way. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Way Way, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Way Way: a median of $1.05 million, against $647,000 in Eungai Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Eungai Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Eungai Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Eungai Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($647,000 vs $1,050,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Eungai Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Eungai Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (299 min vs 322 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (458.4 km vs 473 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Eungai Creek is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • Way Way has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Way Way

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.9% vs -6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Eungai Creek and Way Way drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Eungai Creek Way Way
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Eungai Creek Way Way
Walkability 21 / 0
Eungai Creek — Walkability: 21/100 Way Way — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 28
Eungai Creek — Safety: 23/100 Way Way — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 52 / 40
Eungai Creek — Low fire risk: 52/100 Way Way — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Eungai Creek has more residents (397 vs 265); Way Way has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $55,900).

Eungai Creek Way Way
Population 397
+33% vs other
 265
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.1% +10.9%
Median age 47 55
Median household income $55,900/yr $71,500/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $360/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eungai Creek Way Way
0-4 5.5% / 4.5%
Eungai Creek — 0-4: 5.5% Way Way — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 12.1% / 8.7%
Eungai Creek — 5-14: 12.1% Way Way — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 6.8% / 6.4%
Eungai Creek — 15-19: 6.8% Way Way — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 3.5% / 1.5%
Eungai Creek — 20-24: 3.5% Way Way — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 8.1% / 9.4%
Eungai Creek — 25-34: 8.1% Way Way — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 10.8% / 6.8%
Eungai Creek — 35-44: 10.8% Way Way — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 12.6% / 14.3%
Eungai Creek — 45-54: 12.6% Way Way — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 19.4% / 25.7%
Eungai Creek — 55-64: 19.4% Way Way — 55-64: 25.7%
65-74 16.4% / 20.4%
Eungai Creek — 65-74: 16.4% Way Way — 65-74: 20.4%
75-84 2.3% / 4.2%
Eungai Creek — 75-84: 2.3% Way Way — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / —
Eungai Creek — 85+: not among its largest Way Way — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eungai Creek 40.4% lone person
Eungai Creek — Lone Person: 40.4% Eungai Creek — Couple Families: 29.4% Eungai Creek — One Parent Families: 20.2% Eungai Creek — Group Household: 10.1%
Way Way 46.0% lone person
Way Way — Lone Person: 46.0% Way Way — Couple Families: 44.0% Way Way — One Parent Families: 10.0% Way Way — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eungai Creek 8.1% renting
Eungai Creek — Owned Outright: 47.8% Eungai Creek — Mortgage: 44.1% Eungai Creek — Renting: 8.1%
Way Way 7.9% renting
Way Way — Owned Outright: 50.6% Way Way — Mortgage: 41.6% Way Way — Renting: 7.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Eungai Creek Way Way
England 3.0% / 2.6%
Eungai Creek — England: 3.0% Way Way — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.1%
Eungai Creek — New Zealand: 1.0% Way Way — New Zealand: 1.1%
India 1.5% / —
Eungai Creek — India: 1.5% Way Way — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Eungai Creek Way Way
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 20.4%
Eungai Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Way Way — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 14.3%
Eungai Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Way Way — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 10.2%
Eungai Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Way Way — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.5%
Eungai Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Way Way — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.6%
Eungai Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Way Way — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eungai Creek 100.0% houses
Eungai Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Way Way 100.0% houses
Way Way — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Eungai Creek Way Way
Median house price $647,000 $1,050,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $815,000 $770,000

Zoning mix

Eungai Creek has more rural and farming land (96% vs 62%); Way Way has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 0%).

Eungai Creek Way Way
Rural and farming 96% 62%
Environmental 0% 34%
Residential 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Eungai Creek Way Way
New dwellings approved 109
across Nambucca Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -64%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Eungai Creek Way Way
House price Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Eungai Creek is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Eungai Creek Way Way
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Way Way carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 48).

Eungai Creek Way Way
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime High
77/100
 High
72/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Eungai Creek Way Way
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Eungai Creek

  • Eungai Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Newington College - Eungai Creek Campus Independent · Secondary

Schools in Way Way

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Eungai Creek Way Way
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 9 12

Mobility

Way Way sits further from the CBD (473 km vs 458.4 km).

Eungai Creek Way Way
Walkability score 21/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 458.4 km 473 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 299 min 322 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2441
 0.3%
postcode 2447
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 2441
 62
postcode 2447

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Eungai Creek Way Way
Car (driver) 80.3% / 62.6%
Eungai Creek — Car (driver): 80.3% Way Way — Car (driver): 62.6%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 30.8%
Eungai Creek — Worked from Home: 16.5% Way Way — Worked from Home: 30.8%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 3.3%
Eungai Creek — Car (passenger): 3.1% Way Way — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only — / 3.3%
Eungai Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Way Way — Walked Only: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Eungai Creek Way Way
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.8 km 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Eungai Creek Way Way
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
174 premises
 0%
106 premises

Council rates

Eungai Creek Way Way
Average residential rate $1,175/yr
same for both
Council Nambucca Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Eungai Creek Way Way
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eungai Creek Way Way
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eungai Creek

Rural

Way Way

Rural

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